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PC Exhibit D <br />18-3998 <br />SOUTHWAYS PROJECT NARRATIVE <br />Introduction- Jim and Mary Jundt, owners in fee title of approximately 12.72 acres located at <br />1400 Bracketts Point Road (PID 11-117-23-32-0020), are proposing to develop their property in <br />lots 5, 6, 9, and 10 of the rearrangement of Orono Point into 5 single family residential lots, one <br />existing residential lot and 4 new residential lots; and, in close coordination with Bruce Paddock, <br />the property owner to the South, propose to significantly improve the roadways serving all of the <br />parcels. The requested ROW vacation of the existing Bracketts Point Road adjacent to the <br />Jundt, Paddock and O'Shaughnessy parcels will substantially improve the quality of storm water <br />runoff into Lake Minnetonka. <br />Executive Summary- THE SOUTHWAYS PRELIMINARY PLAT IS FULLY COMPLIANT <br />WITH ALL LAND USE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ZONING DESIGNATION AND DOES <br />NOT REQUIRE ANY VARIANCES OR DEPARTURES FROM THE CODE. IT PROVIDES A <br />SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT BY ELIMINATING THE EXISTING <br />"HAMMERHEAD" ENTRANCE TO THE PRIVATE ROAD AND ADDING A CUL-DE-SAC <br />WITH A RADIUS, PER FIRE CHIEF DEFINITION, TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. <br />THE PROJECT ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF STORM WATER <br />RUNOFF INTO LAKE MINNETONKA BY ELIMINATING THE EXISTING ADJACENT <br />ASPHALT PUBLIC ROADWAY AND BY IMPLEMENTING STORM WATER BMP's IN THE <br />PLAT DESIGN. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND THE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS FOR OUT <br />LOTS A & B ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL TOGETHER AS THEY ARE NOT <br />MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE LAND USE ACTIONS. <br />Preliminary Plat project specifics are as follows- <br />• Roadways- The project proposes to re -align and replace the existing, and previously <br />approved public Bracketts Point Road, as shown on the plan, with a new public road <br />from the Southways project entrance to the private road connection at the cul-de-sac <br />This will accomplish the following: 1) Provide optimum driveway access to the public <br />road for all lots; 2) Significantly improve the transition to the private road for <br />emergency service vehicles and delivery trucks ( the proposed cul-de-sac meets the <br />turn radius requirements of the Long Lake Fire Department as provided by the Fire <br />Chief during the project briefing); 3) Substantially improve the quality of the storm <br />water runoff into Lake Minnetonka by removing the existing roadway immediately <br />adjacent to the shoreline; 4) Provide for uninterrupted direct access to the shoreline <br />for Lots, 3, 4, and 5, and 5) Provide a public roadway that meets current design <br />standards. The present Bracketts Point Road asphalt roadway surface will be <br />removed (any asphalt surface on adjacent private property will also be removed at <br />the Developer's expense, subject to property owner authorization) and replaced with <br />sod. A vacation of the entire present roadway ROW is being requested in favor of the <br />existing adjacent property owners as it is no longer required with the new sanitary <br />sewer routing. Soil tests are scheduled for next spring prior to road construction. <br />• County 15/Bracketts Point Road Intersection- The Planning Commission directed <br />that Hennepin County be contacted regarding the 4 additional lots to be served. <br />Southways is in the process of contacting the County to obtain their comments. <br />• Sanitary sewer- A new sanitary sewer service from the private point road to MH 9 is <br />being proposed. This will add service life by replacing the previous system along the <br />